Tag: Tunisia

Tunisia’s second free presidential election tests young democracy

September 15, 2019

Tunisia holds its second free presidential elections since the Arab Spring revolt that ousted a long-serving president, putting the country on a rocky road to ... Read More

Tunisia: Four-member terror cell linked to last week stabbing attack busted

September 12, 2019

The Tunisian interior ministry said it has nabbed four men forming a terror cell suspected for being linked to last week stabbing of security officer, ... Read More

Tunisia: Justice rejects TV request to interview detained presidential candidate

September 11, 2019

A court of appeal in Tunis has rejected the demand by a local television to interview media mogul and presidential candidate Nabil Karoui who is ... Read More

Tunisia: Candidates’ face off in first ever televised debates

September 9, 2019

For the first time in Tunisia’s history and in the Arab world at large, candidates for the snap September 15 presidential elections took part Saturday ... Read More

Tunisia: EU to send 100 observers to monitor legislative, presidential elections

September 5, 2019

The European Union will send 100 observers for September snap presidential elections and October parliamentary polls at the demand of the Tunisian government and the ... Read More

Tunisia: Justice rejects demand for release of presidential candidate; Spouse  launches campaign trail

September 4, 2019

The wife of the Tunisian candidate in custody for money laundering has launched the campaign of her husband whose demand for release has been rejected. ... Read More

Tunisia: Security chief, three terrorists, including two Algerians, killed in exchange of fire

September 3, 2019

Three terrorists, including two Algerians, were killed Monday in Hidra, governorate of Kasserine, in a proactive operation involving National Guard and national army units, the ... Read More

Tunisia: 26 Candidates Running for President start campaigning

September 2, 2019

The twenty-six candidates retained for Tunisia’s presidential election of September 15 start campaigning this Monday, while overseas campaigning began on Saturday. The campaign will run ... Read More

Algerian regime blocked Maghreb integration project-former Tunisian President

September 1, 2019

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki who is running for the Tunisian presidential elections said that all his attempts to relaunch the integration process in the ... Read More

Tunisia: State of emergency extended to dec.31

August 31, 2019

The state of emergency in Tunisia will be extended from September 3 to December 31, 2019, in line with a Presidential Decree issued by the ... Read More